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孤陋寡闻 (gū lòu guǎ wén) — ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded

Definition

A written chengyu meaning 'ignorant and ill-informed' — usually self-deprecating ('I really am ignorant') or a polite way to admit limited knowledge. Strongly negative; do not use to describe others carelessly.

phrase
ignorant and inexperiencedill-informed and narrow-minded

Examples

  • ，孤陋寡闻。
    Tā cóng xiǎo zài nóng cūn zhǎng dà, duì chéng shì shēng huó gū lòu guǎ wén.
    He grew up in the countryside, so he is ignorant about city life.
  • ，孤陋寡闻。
    Duō dú diǎn shū, bú yào ràng bié rén jué de nǐ gū lòu guǎ wén.
    Read more books; don't let others think you are ill-informed.
  • 孤陋寡闻，。
    Wǒ zhēn shì gū lòu guǎ wén, lián zhè ge cháng shí dōu bù zhī dào.
    I am truly ignorant — I didn't even know this common knowledge.
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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